Denver Pop Culture Con 2019 ‘Shazam!’ Guest Spotlight: Zachary Levi & Asher Angel

Written by John Edward Betancourt 

​I find it quite fascinating how the convention world and what its fans expect of it, continues to evolve as the years roll on. For it wasn’t that long ago, that those who purchased tickets to their favorite con, were content with a collection of fun guests from every corner of their favorite genres. But panels featuring entire casts and trailer reveals changed all of that, and suddenly the need to see an entire cast lineup at a con became the nature of the game. That’s not a bad thing by any means, simply because, it is quite cool to see everyone from an epic movie or show standing on stage and sharing stories that excite us and entertain us, and really, this paradigm shift simply demonstrates how savvy both the con and its fans have become since both seem to understand now that it’s all about an immersive experience when you come to one of these shows.
 
That new dynamic for the con world, is one of the many reasons I’m grateful for Denver Pop Culture Con. For not only is this a con for a cause, since proceeds from the con go to fund Pop Culture Classroom, this is a convention that fully understands the wonder of bringing together a collection of stars. After all, we’ve seen guests from Stranger Things and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and others, take the main stage at this convention and share all kinds of incredible stories with their fans and this year’s event is looking to maintain that status quo. For earlier today, DPCC announced that they’re bringing in both Zachary Levi and Asher Angel from the movie Shazam! And while we don’t know for certain as to whether or not these actors will reunite on stage, we can definitely look forward to learning about their experiences while making this film.
 
Which quite frankly, is cool on so many levels. Because everyone who enjoyed this breakout hit, will now receive the opportunity to hear more than just unique stories from the set, they can quite literally learn more about how both of these actors approached their take on both Shazam and Billy Batson respectively, and other such nuggets of knowledge over the course of a panel or two. But what truly impresses me about this particular land for the convention, is how quickly the folks at DPCC managed to bring in a pair of actors from a current summer blockbuster, because I’m fairly certain that cannot be an easy task, and also the fact that they once again signed up some epic names that boast some impressive resumes.
 
Take for example Mister Angel, who maintains all kinds of shorts revolving around music on his YouTube channel, and he’s also seeing his acting career take off since outside of Shazam!, he’s also been featured on Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders and he’s also well known for his role as Jonah Beck on the Disney Channel series, Andi Mack. And of course, Zachary Levi is something of a nerdy legend in his own right since he sprung onto the acting scene in Chuck, wherein he played the quirky and relatable main character Chuck Bartowski and aside from being featured in that magnificent show, he’s also done stints in Alias Grace, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and of course, he’s also well known for playing Flynn Rider in in the Tangled franchise.
 
If anything, today’s announcement reminds us of the fact that we are going to be in for one heck of a treat come the end of May, because these two actors are more wonderful additions to the already impressive lineup of guests that Denver Pop Culture Con is featuring this year and If you’re eager to meet the latest members of a growing roster, you can snag your tickets to the con on the DPCC website and as an added bonus, their photo ops are available as well, so please click here for pricing and details, and of course, we here at NTG cannot stress this enough, please don’t wait to get your tickets. This is one of the premier cons in the nation, and tickets will sell out before the big weekend arrives, so get your tickets today if you haven’t already, and we will see you at the Colorado Convention Center on May 31st!